Watch: Angelina Jolie in Maleficent

Disney Studios release a trailer for Maleficent, the untold story of the
Sleeping Beauty villain, due in cinemas in 2014

The first teaser trailer for Disney's Maleficent, starring Angelina Jolie, has been released.

Due out in May 2014, the live action film sees Jolie clad in black, that recognisable hat of horns on her head, as the character known as the arch villain in Sleeping Beauty. But now we get to see another side to the evil witch who cast a spell over Princess Aurora that plunged her into a deep sleep that only true love's kiss could wake her from.

The film, directed by Robert Stromberg, is billed as "the untold story of Disney's iconic villain", and tells how Maleficent was transformed from a kind, innocent young woman into a witch with a heart of stone after a brutal betrayal.

Elle Fanning co-stars as Aurora, with Juno Temple and Peter Capaldi among the supporting cast.